Tree felling for Parsa East and Kete Basan (PEKB) phase-2 extension coal mines in the biodiversity-rich Hasdeo Arand region of Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district began on Thursday amid police security cover.
Activists alleged police detained those who were protesting against coal mining in the Hasdeo area.
The Opposition Congress raised the issue in the state Assembly and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government of favouring industrialist Gautam Adani.
Raising the issue of coal mining in Hasdeo Arand in the Assembly, the Leader of Opposition Charan Das Mahant said people are yet to get benefits (after the formation of new government) but it has started reaching Adani.
